Easy Pan Fried Potatoes
These crispy pan fried potatoes are perfectly seasoned and browned to perfection! Serve them up as the ultimate breakfast bite or a crowd-pleasing side for any dinner.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 3 to 4 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Pan Fried
- Cuisine: Vegetables
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound yellow or red potatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter (or 2 tablespoons olive oil, for vegan)
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
Instructions
- Wash the potatoes.
- Cut them into thin slices, about 1/4” inch thick.
- Heat the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the potatoes and cook them for 10 to 12 minutes until browned, flipping occasionally until all sides are browned.
- Sprinkle with seasoning and serve hot.
Notes
This easy recipe doesn’t call for soaking your potatoes in cold water after slicing, as they’ll get crispy enough without that extra step. That’s a common recommendation to remove excess starch, but you need to dry them thoroughly before they hit the pan.
Thin slices crisp up well in butter and olive oil. (Extra virgin olive oil has a lower smoke point, but that’s a fine option, too.) Just keep your potatoes in as close to a single layer as possible for even browning.
Find it online: https://www.acouplecooks.com/fried-potatoes/
